Maidenhead RFC 45, Exeter University RFC 43 Maidenhead RFC battled back in the closing stages to beat Exeter University with the very last kick of the game after one of the most thrilling games of rugby witnessed at Braywick Park in recent seasons. It was Ed Keohane who nervelessly kept his cool to

David Mobbs-Smith admits Maidenhead RFC were put under ‘a lot of scrutiny’ by Drybrook in Saturday’s opening league game. But he felt his new-look side stood up to that well and were fully deserving of their 27-17 victory. Dave Coles powered over ‘with people hanging off him’ to get Maids off to a f

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Maidenhead RFC's new coach, David Mobbs-Smith is expecting fireworks when his side entertains Exeter University at Braywick Park on Saturday afternoon. He expects Exeter to travel to Berkshire 'with all the optimism of youth' having crushed Launceston 54-12 on the opening day to move top of the tabl

Ed Keohane -- Drybrook RFC 17, Maidenhead RFC 27 Maidenhead RFC began life under new coach David Mobbs-Smith with an impressive 27-17 away win at Drybrook on Saturday. The new coach brought in a number of new players for the clash and, while Maids didn't have things all their own way, they demonstra

Maidenhead head coach David Mobbs-Smith has said a few new faces will be coming into the side for Saturday's curtain raiser at Drybrook. He and his coaching team have selected the team for Saturday but not yet released it, and Mobbs-Smith confirmed that he would be handing starts to a few players wh

David Mobbs-Smith insists he won’t overreact to the outcome of Maidenhead RFC’s first league game at Drybrook this Saturday. The coach insists the result is only the first step in what he hopes will be a successful season for the club in the South West Premier. Drybrook are something of an unknown q

Former Windsor and Maidenhead rugby colt James Haskell has been signed up to compete in the Bellator MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) heavyweight division. The ex-England flanker is expected to make his professional MMA debut for the promotion in 2020. Haskell, 34, announced his retirement from professional

Josh Henderson with coach Jon Weston-Stanley -- Maidenhead RFC’s Josh Henderson was named England Boys’ ‘most valuable player’ after helping his country to the European Touch Junior Rugby Championship title. The Maidenhead colt and Mohawks touch player was influential as England’s u18s boys side wen

David Mobbs-Smith has said tomorrow night’s (Friday) friendly at Barnes should be a good barometer of the progress being made by his Maids squad. Under new strength and conditioning coach Murray Barratt, Maids players have been back in for pre-season training from June, and played their first match

Former head coach Allan Greene has said there's no rush for Maidenhead RFC to get promoted and move on to the next level, but he’s backing the new man in charge, David Mobbs-Smith, to take them there. Mobbs-Smith has inherited a squad that’s finished third in the South West Premier Division two seas

Allan Greene played more than 750 times for Maidenhead RFC in a playing career that spanned two decades, starting in the early 90s and ending in the late noughties. He was 47 when he last turned out in the magenta of Maidenhead and later went on to become head coach. For the man many people see as ‘

Sam Curran – photo credit Maidenhead RFC. -- Maidenhead Rugby club have enjoyed a busy July period as they got no fewer than four new faces in at Braywick Park as well as continuing their hard work in pre-season. Front row options Sam Curran and Dan Hostetler joined the club in mid-July before forme

David Mobbs-Smith believes it will be interesting to see if supporters notice a real difference between his and Russell Bolton’s style of play when the new season kicks off in September. The new Maidenhead coach believes he and Bolton are coaches from the same mould and – although he will announce a

Little Fishes Pre-School Staff & Parent’s Team. -- More than 100 men and women of all ages took part in social games of touch rugby, hosted by Maidenhead Mohawks, at Maidenhead Rugby Club to raise funds for charity on Thursday, June 13. The event proved to be a fantastic success raising approximatel

Maidenhead RFC’s new head coach David Mobbs-Smith says there are too many ‘uncontrollables’ to accurately predict how the side will get on in their first season post Russell Bolton. Maids, who have already returned for a couple of pre-season training sessions with their new strength and condition co

Maidenhead RFC Mohawks are running a charity rugby competition this evening (Thursday) at Braywick Park to raise money for Jason Leonard’s Atlas Foundation and Little Fishes Pre-School in Furze Platt - charities that help children at home and far away. The event takes place between 7-9pm with everyo

The Gallagher Premiership Rugby season may be over for another year but memories of the 2019 final will live long in the memory for youngsters from Maidenhead RFC after their special day out at Twickenham Stadium. Thanks to their involvement with the latest season of the Land Rover Premiership Rugby

James Haskell, the former England rugby flanker who grew up playing the game in Maidenhead, has announced he will call time on his career at the end of the season. Haskell, a former Maidenhead RFC junior, has endued an injury-plagued campaign at Northampton Saints, said this week he will retire from

A tense but exciting 23-21 victory over Bracknell in Sunday’s derby match saw Maidenhead RFC Colts retain the BBO Division 1 title. Hosts Maids had knocked Bracknell out of the National Cup earlier in the season and, it was clear from the outset that Bracknell were motivated for revenge at Braywick